All dark blue, including blue chrome, are placed with a flat navy blue

All metallic coloured plastic, such as the grey, are now flat

Autobot logo on the robot crest is now highlighted with gold chrome

Thighs are misassembled - they're on the other way around. Although this doesn't physically affect the toy in any way. It still transforms and holds up just fine

GOD FIRE CONVOY

God Magnus' side panels are extremely loose and with no locking mechanism it is prone to just flopping out

SUPER GOD SWORD (compared with TRU Exclusive sword)

Far sturdier plastic that is much superior to the TRU version's

Can still be tricky to get into God Fire Convoy's hands and the grip isn't exactly tight

Colours are definitely more show-accurate

Comes with an alternate handle so that Brave Maximus can hold the sword (same as Fortress Maximus' sword handle)

Sword handle attaches onto the hilt very tightly. Doesn't appear to be easy to remove once assembled

COPYRIGHT STAMPS

The Encore no longer states exactly when it was manufactured. The month/year indicating wheel is now blank

SOUND GIMMICK
The Encore comes with many more bytes of sound than the original had. The voice acting and sounds overall are superior to the original but let down by a pretty poor quality speaker. Watch this video to listen to the sounds (English subtitles provided).

OVERALL
The colours are certainly more cartoon-accurate for those who are into that sort of that. A lot of good ideas were put into this toy but it's been let down by several quality issues such as loose joints, potential stress marks, misassembled thighs and a low quality speaker. But what I find to be the real let down is the price. This toy has its pros and cons and ultimately it's not really a whole lot better or worse than its predecessors if we weigh everything up... but it's so much more expensive than its forerunners! I just cannot justify paying 3.6 times the price of the originals for this set. I like the idea of Car Robot toys being reissued, but not at such jacked up prices.